Meet The Team
Meet the Agape Team!
At Agape Wellbeing, we are fortunate to have a wonderful team formed by a skilled and dedicated Board of Directors, a team of dedicated and trained staff supported by an amazing team of enthusiastic, talented and committed volunteers.
This combined team enable Agape Wellbeing to deliver all of what we do! We have included some testimonials from our service users below.
Board of Directors
We currently have 4 trustees on our Board of Directors who meet on a regular basis. The Board members are all local to East Kilbride and the surrounding area with a wide range of expertise and skills that complement and enhance the work of Agape Wellbeing.
Emma McLean
(Chairperson)
Emma is currently a Lead Practitioner at Turning Point Scotland’s Alcohol and Drug Crisis Centre. She has studied Social Care & Business and has 5 years of experience in the third sector helping those who are experiencing homelessness. Emma has the heart to see people’s needs met and help people reach their full potential.
James Minto
(Vice Chair)
James Minto is a recent BA (hons) Business Management Graduate (specialising in human resource management and strategy) with five years experience in the retail sector. He has also participated in numerous voluntary activities and has a heart to help those in the community.
Sheonagh Struthers
(Treasurer)
Sheonagh is currently a Senior Administrator and MiC Support Worker at Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). She has an Anatomy BSc (Hons) and has experience working in the: Charity, Finance, Compliance,Hospitality and Teaching sectors. Sheonagh is motivated by seeing people grow and reach their full potential.
Neema Chauhan
(Board Member)
Neema is currenty working in the housing department with South Lanarkshire Council. She has 4 years experience mentoring young people while volunteering as a group leader for a non profit in Kilsyth, where she also did a 1 year internship with them.
Neema aims to always helps others as best as she can and she loves to see people learn and grow.
Our Staff
Drew McKinney
(Centre Manager)
Drew oversees the running of Agape Sensory Hub and the Agape Wellbeing Centre, his role including responsibility for the wellbeing of all staff and volunteers, development and monitoring of policies and procedures, to develop and evaluate Agape’s services, day to day financial management and management of all fundraising including liaising with existing and potential funders.
Drew is also responsible for developing partnership and stakeholder working across the service and local community and raising the profile of Agape through this. Drew has worked in the third sector for 6 years and prior to that worked in both the public and private sector for several years as a senior manager within Advice and Homelessness service.
Gayle Arakaza
Gayle is our Family Support Worker with responsibility for the Sensory Hub. She works to promote the sensory hub throughout the community, develop partnerships with other professionals, and run various family groups in the hub.
Gayle has over 10 years of experience working with children of all ages and their families in the public, private, and third sector. She is particularly passionate about working with babies and toddlers to give them the best start in life.